Shower-bath chair



H. E. THIBADORE.

SHOWER BATH CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1920.

1,406,779. I Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

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HENRY ED'W'ARD THIBADOB-E, OF UTTOA, NEH? YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOSEPH L. THIBADORE, (LT LlsNE-SBORO, MASSACHUSETTS; ALMIRA M. TI-IIBA-BEAU EXECUTRIX O33 HENRY EDVJ'ARD THIBADURE, DECEASED.

SI-EQTVER-BATl-I CHAIR.

icence.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. let, 1922.

Application filed April 18, 1920. Serial No. 372,899.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. HENRY E. TI-HBADOR c, acitizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin ShowenBath Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to chairs adapted to be applied to bath tubs andused by a person when taking a shower bath and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a chair of the character statedwhich is or simple and durable structure having means whereby it may beconnected with the sides of a bathtub and means for supporting theshower or spray fixture, whereby the spray may fall or deposit upon theoccupant of the chair.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a chair of the characterstated which is of such shape and configuration that all portions of thebody of the occupant are accessible for washing when the device is inuse.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a chair of thecharacter stated which is ioldable and thereby occupying but littlespace during storage or while in shipment.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view ofa tub with the shower bath chair applied.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view partlr in section, showing theconnection of the vertical rods with the seat sections.

Figure r is a detail side elevation of the upper portion of the devicepartly in section.

The shower bath chair comprises sections 1 which are hingedly connectedtogether as at 2. The sections 1 are ogee shape in plan, andconsequently when the said sections are spread out with relation to eachother the seat is in the general form of a horseshoe. The sections 1 areprovided at their sides with arm portions 3 which are adapted to engageover the side edges of a bathtub 4.- when the seat is applied. Brackets5 are carried at the rear portions of the sections 1 and are provided attheir rear ends with upstanding socket members 9. The lower ends of rods10 are received in the socket members 9, and a head piece 11 rests uponthe upper ends of the rods 10 and is provided with socket portions 12which receive the upper ends of the rods 10. A brace piece 13 is mountedupon the intermediate portions of the rods 10 and bridges the spacebetween them. The said brace piece may also serve as the back of thechair structure. versely through the intermediate portion of the head 11and is secured at an adjusted position therein by means of a set screw15 which passes transversely through the side of the head and engages atits inner end the side of the pipe 14:. The lower end of the pipe 14 maybe connected by a hose section 16 with the spigot or faucet of thebathtub. A pipe 17 is pivoted upon the upper end of the pipe 1e andcarries at its end a horseshoe shaped sprinkler 18.

lVhen the device is applied to a bathtub and the bather is occupying thechair of which the sections 1 form the bottom or seat, the water may beadmitted through the hose 16, pipes 14 and 17 to the sprinkler 18 andfrom the said sprinkler the water will fall upon the head shoulders andbody of the bather. Inasmuch as the sprinkler 18 is horseshoe shaped andthe ends of the said sprinkler are spaced. from each other the waterwill not flow upon the face of the bather when the bather i occupyingthe chair and by reason of the peculiar configuration of the sections 1,which constitute the seat of the chain, all portions of the body of thebather are accessible for bathing purposes. When the device is not inuse and detached from the bathtub the rods 10 may be disconnected fromthe socketmembers 9 and the sections 1 of the chair bottom may be foldedupon the hinge 2, and consequently the parts may be packed in smallspace for shipment or storage.

Having described the inventlon, what is clalmed 1s:

1. A shower bath chair comprising a seat.

A pipe 14 passes transin foldable sections for support on the Walls of atub, a back structure, means on said seat to detachably engage said backstrucl5 ture, and a sprayer on said back structure extending forwardlytherefrom and disposed over said seat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY EDWARD THIBADORE. lVitnesses SAMUEL GOLDFARB, MURRAY EDERSTER.

